Optional Pickup
Optional Pickup lets players choose which dropped items they collect, replacing the vanilla automatic pickup on Fabric.
What it does
Vanilla collects any item that lands within reach of the player. Optional Pickup removes that automatic behavior and gives the player full control over which dropped items are taken. A GUI list shows the items on the ground in range, and the player can scroll through it, sneaking to browse, then press R to pick up the selected entry. The key can be changed in the controls, and the scan range is kept at one block, the same as vanilla.
Cloth Config API is required, and it supplies the settings screen for the mod. Optional Pickup is open source under the MIT License, with a source code repository and an issue tracker linked from its listing. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too. Files cover 1.21.1 and the 26.x line up to 26.3, with 0.1.5-mc26.3 for 26.3 as the latest Fabric file, published on 2026-10-07.
Key features
Selective item pickup
Players decide which dropped items to collect instead of taking everything in range.
Item list GUI
A list of nearby items on the ground is shown in a screen, with each entry selectable.
Scroll and sneak browsing
The list is scrolled with the mouse wheel, and sneaking changes how it moves through entries.
Configurable pickup key
The R key picks up the selected item and can be rebound to another key.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Keeping inventory clear
Players who gather from large drops, such as mining or farming, can skip the junk items they do not want.
Playing with item physics mods
Items dropped on the ground stay visible to the player, which makes a physics-based item mod easier to use.
Who it’s for: Players who want to avoid automatic collection of unwanted items, and server owners who want a predictable pickup behavior for their players.
How it compares
WidePickUp is a server-side mod that changes the pickup range, and it is released under the MIT License with files for 1.21.11 – 26.1.2 on Fabric and NeoForge. Inventory Lock works only for 26.2 on Fabric, runs on client and server, and is under All rights reserved, so it does not share Optional Pickup's open source status. No Item Pickup Animations is client-side only and open source under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, covering 1.15 – 1.21.11 on Fabric, so it affects only the visual pickup effect.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optional Pickup | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-07 |
| WidePickUp | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.11 – 26.1.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-05-09 |
| Inventory Lock | Fabric | 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-19 |
| No Item Pickup Animations | Fabric | 1.15 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-02-25 |
Questions
Does Optional Pickup need Cloth Config API?
Does the server need Optional Pickup?
Which game versions does Optional Pickup support?
In the catalog
Optional Pickup is one of 3,545 Optimization mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,575 Optimization mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/optional-pickup
- Owner
- NightEpiphany0401
- Published
- 2026-02-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-07
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15